The operation of Horizon 7 depends on several services that run on a Connection Server host.

Table 1. Horizon Connection Server Host Services
Service Name Startup Type Description
VMware Horizon View Blast Secure Gateway Automatic Provides secure HTML Access and Blast Extreme services. This service must be running if clients connect to Connection Server through the Blast Secure Gateway.
VMware Horizon View Connection Server Automatic Provides connection broker services. This service must always be running. If you start or stop this service, it also starts or stops the Framework, Message Bus, Security Gateway, and Web services. This service does not start or stop the VMwareVDMDS service or the VMware Horizon View Script Host service.
VMware Horizon View Framework Component Manual Provides event logging, security, and COM+ framework services. This service must always be running.
VMware Horizon View Message Bus Component Manual Provides messaging services between the Horizon 7 components. This service must always be running.
VMware Horizon View PCoIP Secure Gateway Manual Provides PCoIP Secure Gateway services. This service must be running if clients connect to Connection Server through the PCoIP Secure Gateway.
VMware Horizon View Script Host Disabled Provides support for third-party scripts that run when you delete virtual machines. This service is disabled by default. You should enable this service if you want to run scripts.
VMware Horizon View Security Gateway Component Manual Provides common gateway services. This service must always be running.
VMware Horizon View Web Component Manual Provides web services. This service must always be running.
VMwareVDMDS Automatic Provides LDAP directory services. This service must always be running. During upgrades of Horizon 7, this service ensures that existing data is migrated correctly.